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Condizione: very_good. Gently read. May have name of previous ownership, or ex-library edition. Binding tight; spine straight and smooth, with no creasing; covers clean and crisp. Minimal signs of handling or shelving. 100% GUARANTEE! Shipped with delivery confirmation, if you're not satisfied with purchase please return item! Ships USPS Media Mail.

Hardcover. Condizione: New.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware 80 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware 80 pp. Englisch.

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. 1st Edition. [1st ed.], 1st printing ; 236 p. illus. 24 cm ; LCCN: 54-5955 ; LC: Z49A1; Dewey: 652.309 ; OCLC: 343148 ; decorative green cloth ; no dustjacket ; ex-lib, stamps, labels, date due, pocket, reinforced binding ; "the sturdy old typewriter, and this biography of a machine might just catch on. It's fun reading and conveys the vim and zest it imparts to our bustling economy and its inevitable facet, office life. It starts with a sparkling tribute to the girl secretary, as she led the invasion of the sacred portals, via the machine. Bliven has a facility in enlivening what might have been dull reportage of an invention that revolutionized communication at local level. Henry Mill of England worked on the idea in 1714; William Austin Burt of Michigan was the first American to pick it up, thought it just a byproduct but patented it in 1829. After an interim of fifty two dabblers in the invention came Sholes of Milwaukee, who put it on its keys. From then on- the histories and struggles of such household names as Remington, Underwood and Smith; of Mark Twain who thought the typewriter "too curiosity breeding"; of the novel The Typewriter Girl whose doughty heroine proved she knew more ways than one. Bliven did his research at the Royal plant, so there's more about Royals than the others, but in the main it is a tribute to all models, and may pass a speed test in unexpected sales. "--Kirkus ; Contents: Girl in the office -- The wonderful writing machine -- Burt's necessity -- By Jingo! It prints -- The 1881 Revolution -- Inventors are never satisfied -- Salesmen and thieves -- Race against time -- No longer funny -- Portables by parachute -- Adjuster at work -- Quality counts ; G. Book.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware.

paperback. Condizione: New. NEW. SHIPS FROM MULTIPLE LOCATIONS. book.

Paperback. Condizione: Brand New. sept-oct 2011 edition. 44 pages. 11.00x8.50x0.10 inches. This item is printed on demand.

Paperback. Condizione: Good. First Edition. 134 pages. Features: Pushbutton Freight Pusher; Power Plus; Save Operation Procedure; We Fly the Super Chief; The Propeller is Still There; Operation Samaritan - Air Ambulance, Inc.; The Goodyear Amphibian; Texas Thermals; Over the Antarctic; Sizzler; Drafting for the Model Builder - part 1; Design Trend at the Nationals; Wittman Special; The Center of Gravity Question; Wasp Twin; Many pages of great ads; and more. Moderate wear. Unmarked. Some age-toning to pages. A sound copy of this nice vintage issue.